Charodi Mesta community from Karnataka state in India.
[1] They known as Konkan Achar/Acharya or Charodi in North Canara & Malenadu Karnataka, Also known as Chari in Goa, and Nayak/Mesta/Mestha in North/South Canara, Karnataka.
They as per their tales, they migrated from Goa via a sea route to coastal Karnataka during Portuguese rule.
Mesta samaj has its temples in Goa, Mangalore, Kundapur, Shiroor, Honnavar, Sirsi, Karwar, Sagar, and Shimoga.
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